Note 5 - Stockholders' Equity (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		135 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series A Warrants [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series B Warrants [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series C Warrants [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 General and Administrative Expense [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 General and Administrative Expense [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Members of Board of Directors and Management [Member]
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized		10,000,000	10,000,000		10,000,000	10,000,000								2,200	2,200
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
(in Dollars per share)														$ 1,000	$ 1,000		$ 0
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock (in Dollars)		$ 1,999,032	$ 1,999,032		$ 2,727,475										$ 2,200,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock (in Dollars)															2,000,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, Conversion Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)																$ 0.75
Convertible Preferred Stock, Total Conversion Shares														1,050,667	1,050,667	2,933,333
Number of Preferred Shares Converted into Common Stock														1,412
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities														1,882,667
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding														788	788		0
Class of Warrant or Right, Percentage of Conversion Shares Could Be Purchased														100.00%	100.00%
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)											2,933,333	2,933,333	2,933,333	8,799,999	8,799,999					67,500
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per Item)											1.00	0.75	1.00							1.00
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)	407,999																			45,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock (in Dollars)	273,360		310,160		15,836,468															30,150
Number of Warrants Issued During Period	612,001
Warrants Issued During Period, Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 1.00
Proceeds from Stock Subscription Receivable (in Dollars)	36,800
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services				129,245
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services (in Dollars)				150,000
Share-based Compensation (in Dollars)			247,318	519,747	6,607,057		84,742	102,804	247,318	364,410
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars)		240,751	240,751		240,751
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition			1 year 219 days
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense (in Dollars)																		$ 1,779	$ 5,337