On Mon, 28 Sep 1998 17:29:55 +1100, Geoff Read wrote:
>Hirudophilia. Another press report, in a good month for leech publicists.
>Vein hope.
>Doctors in India have found that leeches can relieve the worst effects of
>varicose veins ....
>From New Scientist, 26 September 1998
It's an old story that feeding leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) or bloodletting
can cause various relief. However, this means a loss of body substance.
Therefore investigation is needed how to transform temporarily "excess"
blood into blackpudding that can be recycled in more meager times without
increasing cholesterol problems.
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