Note 6 - Warrants (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
The 2015 Unit Offering [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	728,571	1,023,400
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 0.45	$ 0.40
Discount On Convertible Note Payable	$ 255,000	$ 233,000
Conversion of Notes Payable [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		266,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 0.30
Discount On Convertible Note Payable		$ 133,000
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	$ 298,771	$ 72,578

Represents the discount on convertible notes payable.

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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