Hoot's Corner

OPINION PIECE In the arcade game Whac-A-Mole, players get points for pounding a mole with a mallet each time one pokes its head from a hole. Whack away as hard and as often as you want. Your arm is likely to fall off or you'll run out of money before the moles stop popping up. […]

A new government study is calling popular energy drinks “a rising public health problem” that is sending more and more people to the emergency rooms. The study, from a survey of U.S. hospitals by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, said that the number of emergency-room visits linked to energy drinks had doubled […]

Pre-workout supplements meant to increase the benefits of fitness workouts may do more harm than good, according to scientists at Louisiana State University. “Most people take these supplements and don’t know what’s in them or what they’re taking,” said George Stanley, a professor of chemistry at LSU. Popular pre-workout supplements on the market today include […]

A new study sheds light on the potential hazards that energy drinks might have on children, with extra attention given to the mix between energy drinks and alcohol. The paper was published in the journal Pediatrics in Review, in February 2013. The paper consists  of a compilation of already existing research. The conclusion is that […]

The University of Georgia Athletic Association and St. Mary's Health Care System will offer a free presentation on "Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs" Monday, Jan. 21, at Butts-Mehre Hall on the UGA campus. The program will be from 6 to 7 p.m. and is presented by the Taylor Hooton Foundation. A recent study by the […]

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 […]