Could voracious bloodsucking creatures, looking for a new post-Halloween role, find it in medicine? In a paper published today, a group of researchers suggests that letting four to six leeches suck ...
Medicinal leech therapy (MLT), also known as hirudotherapy, has transcended its ancient origins to become an adjunct in modern clinical practice. The therapy exploits the potent anticoagulant, ...
DEHRADUN: The creature once notorious for clinging to human skin and sucking blood in the Himalayan foothills—leech, scientifically known as 'Hirudo medicinalis'—is now being harnessed as a powerful ...
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters Life!) - Leeches, widely used by doctors to promote bloodletting in the past, are making a comeback in Indian Kashmir to heal pain and other ailments, attracting patients from ...