BG Medicine, Inc. announced that SilverStaff will be offering galectin-3 testing services to its laboratory customers and physicians. The BGM Galectin-3 Test is a simple and affordable blood test that, when used in conjunction with clinical evaluation, is an aid in assessing the prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure by identifying those who are at greater risk of adverse events including hospitalizations and cardiovascular death. Having identified patients who are at higher risk of near-term adverse events, physicians and other health care providers may aim to better allocate scarce resources to those who need them the most.