• by Sarah Mahoney  @mahoney_sarah, May 2, 2011

Your local drug store really wants to take your temperature: Leading chains are stepping up the pace of new services offered in their retail clinics, in an attempt to woo new patients with their convenience.

Walgreens just announced that it will now have daily testing available for cholesterol and blood glucose at more than 1,400 pharmacies in 33 states--with each test coming with a free-blood pressure screening.

MinuteClinic, the CVS-owned clinic that is currently the largest provider of retail-based medical services in the U.S., now says it will offer Vitamin B-12 injections and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.

And RiteAid is promoting its new ability to vaccinate patients over the age of 50 against shingles, thanks to an expanded age eligibility from the Food and Drug Administration. In addition, it's now offering whooping cough vaccines to parents in California, at some 500 pharmacies.