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Note 5 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 21, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Interest Expense [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues		$ 99,492	$ 0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Accrued and Unpaid Salary and Unreimbursed Expenses [Member] \| Officers and Consultants [Member]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued		338,262	312,739
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services		$ 73,658	$ 110,827
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Part of 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and Options Issued Outside of 2007 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		301,839	$ 255,625
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| The 2007 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 119,971
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member] \| Board Of Directors [Member]
Stock Granted, Value, Share-based Compensation, Gross		$ 86,963
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member] \| Board of Directors and Vendors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross			577,818
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 0.36
Other Liabilities, Current			$ 136,750
Stock Granted, Value, Share-based Compensation, Gross			$ 206,076
Board of Directors and Vendors [Member] \| The 2007 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Expiration Period Extension	5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	307,777
Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member] \| Board Of Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		263,523
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 0.33
Other Liabilities, Current		$ 67,500
Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member] \| Vendors [Member]
Other Liabilities, Current		$ 12,975
Outside of 2007 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		263,523	577,818
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 0.33	$ 0.36
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value			$ 49,549
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 94,905
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Forfeiture Rate				0.00%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding		0			0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues		$ 173,150
Common Stock, Shares, Issued		86,268,517			85,788,153
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		282,240