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 gastrointestinal fistula is an abnormal opening that allows the contents of the stomach or intestines to leak. 1  If it leaks through to a part of the intestines, it is called an entero-enteral fistula. 2  If it leaks to through to the skin, it is called an enterocutaneous fistula.ack to Top Causes. Most gastrointestinal fistulas occur after surgery. Other causes include: 1  Gastrointestinal obstruction. 2  Inflammatory processes, such as infection or inflammatory bowel disease (most often Crohn's disease).