Modafinil Drug

Four U.S. track and field athletes received public warnings for using the stimulant modafinil but will be allowed to compete in the Athens Olympics and other events this year. Sprinter Chryste Gaines and hurdlers Sandra Glover and Eric Thomas tested positive for modafinil at the U.S. championships in June. Hurdler Chris Phillips tested positive at the world championships in August. The U.S.

Four U.S. track and field athletes received public warnings for using the stimulant modafinil but will be allowed to compete in the Athens Olympics and other events this year. Sprinter Chryste Gaines and hurdlers Sandra Glover and Eric Thomas tested positive for modafinil at the U.S. championships in June. Hurdler Chris Phillips tested positive at the world championships in August. The U.S.

Rotting marijuana that Michael Jackson's family members mistook for heroin briefly caused detectives to look for further evidence of the illegal drug in the pop star's rented residence during the frenzied 48 hours after his death, according to sources close to the investigation. Family members told coroner's officials that they found "tar heroin" in the Holmby Hills home's master bedroom. Only Jackson and his children had access to the room, according to court records unsealed Thursday.

A Northern California company specializing in nutritional supplements for high-end athletes, including Barry Bonds and Marion Jones, was raided Wednesday by two government agencies. Agents from the IRS Criminal Investigations Unit and San Mateo County Narcotic Task Force raided Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) in Burlingame at about 12:30 p.m. Computer technicians were seen entering the building and removing boxes of unidentified items, according to the San Mateo Daily Journal.

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By the time Brenda Oathout had finished chemotherapy for her breast cancer, the Caledonia, N.Y., woman noticed a distinct change in her ability to think. "Everything was a struggle. I couldn't remember things," she said. "Forgetfulness is not a strong enough word. My thought process was clouded. The more you struggle to think and remember, the more fatigued you become. By 3 o'clock, I was exhausted, overwhelmed with life."

It would be hard to imagine improving on the intelligence of computer engineer Bjoern Stenger, a doctoral candidate at Cambridge University. Yet for several hours, a pill seemed to make him even brainier. Participating in a research project, Stenger downed a green gelatin cap containing a drug called modafinil. Within an hour, his attention sharpened. So did his memory. He aced a series of mental-agility tests. If his brainpower would normally rate a 10, the drug raised it to 15, he said.