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Cannabidiol and Management of Endometriosis Pain

The study team will be looking at the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in patients with endometriosis. It is believed that CBD will improve both pain and quality of life. The study will last a total of 12 weeks and involve several onsite visits in addition to daily pain assessments.

Contact: Kristin Riley, MD.

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Collaborate with the CCNPP

The Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceutics is dedicated to increasing the scientific knowledge around the benefits and harms of cannabis and medicinal plants. The center also realizes that this presents a large undertaking and spans a number of research areas, as such it is always looking for ways to collaborate with other like-minded researchers across institutions. Within the center, researchers are examining natural products to treat pain, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer and many other conditions. The center currently collaborates with researchers at Rutgers University, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine and Geisinger Commonwealth College of Medicine, to highlight a few. If you are a researcher and have an interest in cannabis or another natural product with potential therapeutic benefits or harms, the CCNPP would be delighted to work with you. Please contact the center administrator to discuss more details and schedule a meeting.

Give to the CCNPP

Support natural product research at Penn State College of Medicine with a donation today

Millions of people currently take herbal supplements, including CBD oil or medical cannabis, that make claims to potential medical benefits. These statements and claims are rarely supported by strong scientific evidence, if any.  Importantly, these supplements are not subject to government oversight, potential negative side-effects are not disclosed, and people believe they are safe (and therefore don’t mention to their primary care provider). The goals of the center are to identify novel natural product pharmaceutics, validate reported claims, and assess negative side-effects of natural products that consumers are using. Your generous gift helps to fund this work as well as to our work to educate clinicians on the medicinal value of plants and natural products.

Give hope today – Ways to give

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Make a gift by check payable to:
Penn State University – ACRC
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Penn State College of Medicine
Development & Alumni Relations, MC HS20
1249 Cocoa Ave, Suite 115
P.O. Box 852
Hershey, PA 17033-0852

Have a question about giving?

Call 717-531-8497 or email giving@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Outreach and Presentations

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Members of the CCNPP are available and happy to talk to your group or organization about medical cannabis, or other medicinal plants. These presentations can be formal or informal, and are designed to provide background and education to the public on the benefits and potential harms of medicinal plants. Prior talks have been given to religious groups, medical societies, and cannabis enthusiasts. If this is something you think your group or organization might be interested in please contact us at PSU-ACRC@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

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