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Study Links Church Attendance and Longevity

A new health study suggests a link between going to church and living longer. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Waine Kong, CEO of the Association of Black Cardiologists, who says African Americans who attend church services at least once a week have lower blood pressure and live longer.

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