Leeches made a medical comeback as "hirudotherapy", starting ... They seem to have been a bit of a luxury treatment, too expensive for the poor. The use of leeches to treat all sorts of ailments ...

The results of a recent research have recently confirmed that leeches could be used in the treatment of cardiovascular ... proteins in the saliva of the medical leech Hirudo medicinalis for ...

His treatment involved a deep clean ... provided an ideal space for the leech to develop. Thanks to the efforts carried out by medical staff, Xiaoxiang was able to make a full recovery.

a treatment involving the removal of blood in the belief it would cure ailments. Farmed leeches are still used to help tackle blood clots and improve circulation. There is a medical leech farm in ...