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Leeches 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. 2 E' J# O M: X* H8 _: r3 X ; p6 N) n& x# S9 k& \2 O6 P* P; TThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 1 R# y2 p% ?- D人在德国 社区 7 o# I& _: k- p8 l7 C- 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. 3 I/ A9 |* i2 ]6 d+ p0 Q! y- qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 0 }2 a( b6 O1 Z/ oDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.