"Rush was admitted to and is resting comfortably in a Honolulu hospital today," the statement from his radio program said. "Rush appreciates your prayers and well wishes and will keep you updated."
Kit Carson, Limbaugh's chief of staff, said he had no further information on his condition. He said the 58-year-old left for his usual Christmas vacation on December 23 and was due to return to his show on Monday.
Carson had no further information on whether that schedule would change.
Limbaugh's three-hour weekday show is heard on about 600 radio stations across the US, and more than 14 million people listen to him at least once a week.
Honolulu television station KITV reported that paramedics took Limbaugh to The Queens Medical Centre in a serious condition from the Kahala Hotel.
Limbaugh was seen golfing at a country club next to the hotel this week.
Americans said in a poll last month that Limbaugh was most influential US conservative voice. With his sarcastic putdowns of liberal policies, off-colour parodies and self-promotion, he began capturing listeners in the 1980s and grew to become the highest-rated radio broadcaster in the US.
He found a renewed purpose and boosted ratings by railing against Barack Obama's presidency. In 2003, Limbaugh acknowledged he was addicted to pain medicine. He blamed the addiction on severe back pain and took leave from his radio show to enter rehab.
Source:http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/radio-host-rush-limbaugh-taken-to-hospital/story-e6frg6so-1225815111682
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