The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act. The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act, [23 U.S.C. Â§ 158], requires that States prohibit persons under 21 years of age from purchasing or publicly possessing alcoholic beverages as a condition of receiving State highway funds. [23 C.F.R. Â§ 1208.3].
Fistula occurs when emergency obstetric care is unavailable to women who develop complications during childbirth. This is why women living in remote rural areas with little access to medical care are mostly at risk. Before medical advancements, fistula was quite common in Europe and the United States.
The most common type of fistula occurs between the bladder and the colon. It affects men more than women. This type of fistula can result in a severe, long-lasting infection of the urinary tract. The problem can be corrected with surgery to remove the fistula and the affected part of the colon.