* K' c" [+ a8 L- R) @* h" r人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 + C8 J+ j G8 D 7 Z) b% P6 q4 J* Mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deLeeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits.人在德国 社区4 ?7 C( |7 H* l. q M X5 ?) X, F
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 6 X' X0 e/ V, m ; i$ X ?, u5 K' M, IThat idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia.人在德国 社区8 d e1 J8 x2 F* p* s; B
+ K+ c: w9 {: D" vDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.