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HEALTH: Leech treatment

In a world of ultrasound and lasers - keyhole surgery and face transplants - you'd think leeches had had their day. But the centuries old treatment still has a place in modern medicine. And David Isitt - from the Isle of Dogs - can thank them for saving his leg. His leg would have been amputated - if it hadn't been for the leeches. Doctors at the Royal London Hospital used them to restore the blood supply.

ITN Source | August 17, 2007Watch more videos from ITN Source

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