The leeches in both videos belong to a species called Chtonobdella fallax. The serendipitous nature of Fahmy’s encounters ...

George Washington died after his physician treated his sore throat with bloodletting, but don't let that stop you from ...

Medicinal leech therapy has a long history in traditional medicine, particularly in the treatment of various ailments related to blood circulation. Recent research has focused on the therapeutic ...

Leeches are a group of segmented worms primarily found in freshwater habitats, although a few species live in the oceans and on land. Despite their reputation, many don’t feed on blood, instead eating ...

Doctors were left stunned after a boy suffering breathing difficulties coughed up a blood-soaked live leech from his throat. Xiaoxiang, 7, also had a nasty cough and was coughing up blood in his ...

He allows a leech to attach to his arm and suck his blood, the mouth of the leech is seen close up. The leech multiplies its body mass by six or seven times and will now not need to feed for ...

lucky for us crew, these leeches don’t drink human blood The leeches hunting the toadlets are a species called the horse leech. Whilst very little is known about this species, we do know that ...

Collecting was easy — you simply paddled in the stream and the leeches hooked on to your legs and feet to feed. Out of the water you simply peeled them off healthy and plump with your blood. Leeches ...

They'll be vigorously searching for their favorite meal: fresh mammal blood. Grazing cattle usually provide the juice, but you'll do. The leeches aren't too discriminating, and they're hungry.

Hirudotherapy is a treatment method using leeches, that has been known for hundreds of years. SBS Russian spoke to a Melbourne naturopath, Inna Mitelman, about how widely this method is known in ...