Hoot's Corner

Retired athlete Glenn Kulka likely won’t live past 65 due to 10 years of steroid use Steroids are more widespread, easier to access and one of the most popular drugs seized in Ottawa and at the U.S.-Canada border, CBC News has learned. Won’t live past 65, doctor says Former steroid user and athlete, Glenn Kulka, […]

For the last few weeks, GNC, the dietary supplements retailer, has run a special on its Web site for a workout booster called Jack3d. "Hot Buy, Hot Buy, Hot Buy," reads a red banner splashed across the product's page. Federal health regulators issued a warning in April that the stimulant in Jack3d, a workout booster, […]

Donald Hooton cites a recent Minnesota University study when he says that, "5-6 percent of middle school and high school boys and 4-5 percent of high school girls are using anabolic steroids…That's over a million and a half kids." He is not the least bit surprised. "So many of our kids today are pressured by […]

A university student known as ‘Mr Muscles’ has died after apparently taking ‘lethal’ bodybuilding pills to help him lose weight. Fitness fanatic Sarmad Alladin, 18, who had posted snaps of his new muscles online, was taken to hospital just hours after praising the fat-burning tablets called DNP on Facebook. Mr Alladin, an international student and […]

Tammy Thomas mounted the podium after winning the 500-meter Olympic cycling time trial in Frisco, Texas. A muscular athlete with quiet determination, the Yazoo City native had just bested fellow cyclist Chris Witty in the quest to compete in the 2000 Summer Olympics. It's a quest she'd ultimately lose, but Thomas didn't know that at […]

The number of people using steroids behind closed doors would shock people, says a local gym owner. The head of New Zealand’s anti-doping agency, Graeme Steel, says an increasing obsession with appearance and body shape has led to an increase in the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. Tauranga gym owners spoken to […]

Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration Dallas District 4040 North Central Expressway Dallas, Texas 75204-3128 December 4, 2012 Ref: 2013-DAL-WL-20 WARNING LETTER UPS OVERNIGHT MAIL Jacob Geissler, CEO and Co-Owner USPlabs, LLC 10761 King William Drive Dallas, Texas 75220 Dear Mr. Geissler: From February 7 through 21, 2012, […]

FDA acts to protect consumers from dangerous diet products U.S. Marshals, acting on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today seized tainted dietary supplements from Globe All Wellness, LLC (Globe All), in Hollywood, Fla. The products may be unsafe because they contain an undisclosed active pharmaceutical ingredient. Several of the seized products contain […]

VIRGINIA BEACH–Disgraced Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong’s recent confession that he used performance- enhancing drugs has renewed attention to the banned substances, including steroids, in professional sports. Now comes news they're not just being used by athletes who want to bulk. A study from the University of Minnesota shows some teen girls are using […]

The Taylor Hooton Foundation is proud to share the news that our President, Don Hooton, has been named on of the Top 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America by the Institute for International Sport. Upon being notified of this recognition, Hooton commented, “This award is a reflection of the work that our entire team […]