FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE McKinney, TX  (January 17, 2013) The Taylor Hooton Foundation (THF), widely acknowledged leader in the advocacy against performance enhancing substance abuse by the youth of North America, released the following statement with respect to Lance Armstrong’s admission that he used Performance Enhancing Drugs. The Lance Armstrong Confession:  What have we learned? Because […]

The Board of Directors of the Taylor Hooton Foundation unanimously voted to select Don Hooton to be the third recipient (2012) of the Taylor’s Award. Neil Romano, Chairman of the THF Board of Directors commented, “As the founder of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, Don has led the way nationally in spurring the effort to raise […]

All of us at the Taylor Hooton Foundation extend our hand of congratulations to Dr. Goodman!  This is the kind of warrior that we need in EVERY sport at every level in the United States and Canada! Don Dr. Margaret Goodman, the former professional ringside physician appointed to the Nevada State Athletic Commission in 1994, […]

My husband, Bill Brotherton, committed suicide on Oct. 10, by jumping in front of a Metrolink train just south of Dana Point, where we lived. What could cause someone to do this?? By all accounts, he had a good life and should have been happy. We had been married seven years. We were both in […]

  Like many women, I have struggled with body image and weight issues for a good part of my life. I was an athletic kid and teenager. I became pregnant at 20, and found myself weighing in at 200 lbs. by the end of my pregnancy. I dieted down to 98 lbs., which also wasn't […]

A plea to all parents, students, administrators and coaches from Metamora Township High School: On Dec. 5, 2011, we received news that no school ever wants to hear: One of our students, senior Noah Johnson, had committed suicide. The news devastated our staff and students. The grief exhibited was heart-wrenching. In the days following Noah’s […]

STANFORD - Two Lincoln County Middle School students were taken to the hospital Wednesday after consuming energy drinks during a field trip to Eastern Kentucky University. Principal Debbie Sims said during a 300-student excursion to the university in Richmond for a live dance performance, some students began purchasing energy drinks from a store in the […]

A brand new study conducted by the University of Minnesota concludes that 5-6% of middle school and high school students are using anabolic steroids.  This is EXACTLY what we at the Taylor Hooton Foundation have been preaching for the past several years. Hopefully, people will get beyond the “shock” of hearing these numbers and will […]

Nov. 16, 2012 — The FDA has posted adverse-event reports for two more energy drinks: 40 illnesses and five deaths linked to Monster Energy, and 13 illnesses and two lasting disabilities linked to Rockstar Energy. The new reports follow this week’s revelation of FDA reports linking 92 illnesses and 13 deaths to 5-Hour Energy shots. […]

Federal officials have received reports of 13 deaths over the last four years that cited the possible involvement of 5-Hour Energy, a highly caffeinated energy shot, according to Food and Drug Administrationrecords and an interview with an agency official. The disclosure of the reports is the second time in recent weeks that F.D.A. filings citing […]