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Kevin Spacey was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Monday after his left arm allegedly went numb during the 15th Tashkent International Film Festival in Uzbekistan. The two-time Oscar-winning actor, 64, reportedly underwent an MRI scan, according to The Sun. The New York Post has reached out to Spacey’s reps for comment. The “House of Cards” actor was inside the Afrasiyab Museum, located at the historical site of Afrasiyab, one of the largest archaeological sites in the world when he felt his “entire left arm go numb for about eight seconds.” The actor was then rushed to the Innova Diagnostic...

A Parkersburg, WV mother said a visit to Charleston Area Medical Center's Women and Children's Hospital left her feeling disgusted. Using her cell phone Cassandra Shields documented what she described as filthy conditions and posted the pictures and video and social media. "It was not an experience that I thought I would ever have in a hospital," she said. Desperate for answers about her daughter's illness Shield's made the drive to the CAMC emergency room. She said she was shocked by what she saw. "When we first walked in I noticed there were dirty tissues laying on the ground used...

Bishop Removes Catholic Tag on Hospital Doing Abortion Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix has removed the Catholic designation from St. Joseph’s Medical Center because of a controversial abortion it performed last year. http://LifeNews.com/state-5758

Restaurants in New York are inspected, without prior notice, once a year. In Los Angeles, inspections are done three times a year, and restaurants must display their grade near the front door. Why aren't hospitals held to the same rigorous standard? The consequences of inadequate hygiene are far deadlier in hospitals than in restaurants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 2,500 people die each year after picking up a food-borne illness in a restaurant or prepared food store. Forty times that number -- 100,000 people -- die each year, according to the CDC, from infections contracted in...

Forty-five bodies have been found at a hospital that was evacuated more than a week ago after it was surrounded by floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Katrina, a state health official said Monday. http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/12/D8CISTF81.html