Leeches? Just what the doctor ordered - if you're in Russia
Ancient remedy is common in country's impoverished medical, economic system
Mon, May 01, 2017 - 5:50 AM
A worker at the International Center for Medicinal Leeches near Moscow. Leeches are still widely prescribed in Russian medicine as a low-cost substitute for blood thinners such as warfarin
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Moscow
THEY are small as physician assistants go, about five centimetres long, and slithery. They wiggle about for a bit on Elena Kalinicheva's back before getting down to what they do best: sucking blood.
Leeches - yes, leeches - are still widely prescribed in Russian medicine,...
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