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.
A fistula is an abnormal, tube-like connection that forms between two organs or vessels that are lined with epithelial cells. Fistulas are generally the result of a disease condition, but artificial fistulas may also be surgically created for therapy.