‘Live better’ with Syphilis test | The State Press - An independent daily serving Arizona State University

"Wal-Mart and McDonald’s — icons of American business, archenemies of mom and pop businesses everywhere and havens to penny pinchers — are taking on a new role: syphilis fighters.

Due to a tripling of STDs since 2008 in Forsyth County, N.C., an unlikely partnership between the American super chains and local health officials has emerged, according to Brian Alexander’s MSNBC article, “New tool to fight syphilis? Wal-Mart gift cards.”"