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Will new rules help smokers quit?

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Following the lead of a growing number of hospitals, Geisinger Health System will turn away job applicants who smoke starting next month. It's another way to get the message across that smoking is bad for your health, said Temple pulmonologist Aditi Satti. But it's complicated, she said. "I think a pretty fine line runs between public health and personal liberties. Whether or not this is going to be an incentive, time will tell."