Leech saliva also has anti-microbial properties, which protect the wound it leaves from infection. Hopefully I have convinced you it is a good thing that 40 baby medicinal leeches were born this ...

CHIANG MAI - A full-sized leech was removed from a three-year-old girl’s nostril by a doctor at Nakornping Hospital in Chiang Mai after she suffered repeated nosebleeds over four days.

CHIANG MAI, (Thailand): A doctor at Nakornping Hospital in Chiang Mai successfully removed a full-sized leech from a three-year-old girl’s nostril after she suffered repeated nosebleeds over ...