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Note 2 - Liquidity (Details Textual)

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Note 2 - Liquidity (Details Textual) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Note 2 - Liquidity (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 13, 2018	Aug. 14, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Mar. 03, 2017
Private Placement [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	18,320,610			18,320,610
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	$ 3,000,000			$ 3,000,000
Former Chief Executive Officer and President [Member]
Severance Costs, Payable		$ 978,000
Severance Costs , Payable Period		2 years
Common Stock Shares Provided by Agreement		23,500,000
Severance Costs, Payable for Continuation of Healthcare Coverage		$ 35,000
Severance Costs, Payable, Period for Healthcare Coverage		1 year 120 days
PPCO [Member] \| Platinum Loan Agreement [Member]
Convertible Debt, Total					$ 1,900,000
CRG Loan Agreement, Texas Case [Member] \| Judicial Ruling [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value, Amount not Taken into Consideration			$ 4,100,000

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