The W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital of Tampa (originally the Southwest Florida Tuberculosis Sanitarium), was erected in 1945.
Here, you will find info related to the hospital, tuberculosis and dextromethorphan (DXM).
10/02/2015
An interesting article on the benefits of DXM in treating diabetes.
http://www.livescience.com/50151-cough-medicine-dextromethorphan-diabetes.html
Cough Medicine Ingredient May Aid Diabetes Fight An ingredient in some cough medicines may help in the fight against Type 2 diabetes, new findings suggest.
10/02/2015
An interesting, albeit biased, article on some of the more alternative uses for DXM. Extra points to the author for the Triple C reference, as Triple C's were used exclusively in the DXM Studies held at W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital between 2004 and 2006!
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/healthy_kids/Dextromethorphan-Why-its-not-just-cough-medicine.html
Dextromethorphan: Why it's not just cough medicine While you may not have heard of abusing Dextromethorphan or DXM, it is a serious and relatively common act. Here's what you need to know.
10/02/2015
An interesting article on the benefits of dextromethorphan on Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/851491
Drug Combo Helps Agitation in Alzheimer's The combination may represent a safer alternative to atypical antipsychotics, a new study suggests.
10/02/2015
"Cycloserine, a drug used to treat some tuberculosis cases, was just increased in price to $10,800 for 30 pills from $500 after its acquisition by Rodelis Therapeutics."
http://www.tampabay.com/news/nation/a-drugs-price-goes-up-8212-from-1350-to-750/2246503
A drug's price goes up — from $13.50 to $750 A 62-year-old drug called Daraprim is the standard of care for treating a life-threatening illness in babies born to women who become infected by a parasite during pregnancy. It also is used for those with compromised immune systems, like AIDS patients and certain cancer patients.
10/02/2015
Signs from the hospital.
27° 58.652′ N, 82° 30.569′ W
03/31/2015
http://www.abandonedfl.com/a-g-holley-state-hospital/
A. G. Holley State Hospital Serving the community for over 60 years, A. G. Holley State Hospital was one of the last operational tuberculosis hospitals in the United States.
03/31/2015
On this day in 2005, Batrick, Magitek and MAN3 conducted the eighth of nine DXM Studies at the W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital of Tampa.
On this day in 2006, Batrick, MAN3, Masterminded DJ and Ray conducted the ninth of nine DXM Studies at the W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital of Tampa.
10/30/2013
https://soundcloud.com/thetakeaway/why-isnt-anything-being-done
Why Isn't Anything Being Done About the Tuberculosis Outbreak in Florida? In 2008, a homeless man contracted tuberculosis. He should have been sent to the hospital, but something went wrong. Now, nearly 100 people have th...
07/10/2015