Records. Life Extension Association-Life Prolongation Research Institute (inclusive), 1914-1971.

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Records. Life Extension Association-Life Prolongation Research Institute (inclusive), 1914-1971.

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Correspondence, advertisements, articles, clippings, and promotional and supplementary materials on Life Extension Association, a proposed insurance and mind-cure scam by F.C. Plouf, a naturopath, 1924; Life Extension Institute, which offered urinalysis services and published health advice to its members, 1914-1960; Life Massage, a company making heating pads for treatment of arthritis and rheumatism, 1957-1958; and Life Prolongation Research Institute, an affiliate of the Bjorksten Research Foundation, which allegedly did scientific research on halting or reversing the aging process, 1955-1971.

9 folders.

American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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