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Vietnam is facing a growing number of medical problems due to fat-melting injections being sold by unscrupulous beauty salons and cosmetic treatment centers, including a hormone that is prohibited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and found in the urine of pregnant women.

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Vietnam is facing a growing number of medical problems due to fat-melting injections being sold by unscrupulous beauty salons and cosmetic treatment centers, including a hormone that is prohibited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and found in the urine of pregnant women.

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