Benzodiazepine Use Associated With Hip Fracture in Elderly

"Benzodiazepine use is associated with an increased risk of hip fracture in the elderly, according to researchers. 'It remains unclear whether benzodiazepine use increases hip fracture incidence,' Dr. Stephen B. Soumerai, of Harvard Medical School, in Boston, and colleagues write in the July 26th issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine."