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Note 1 - Description of Business and Corporate History (Details Textual)	Mar. 28, 2014 USD ($) shares	Mar. 07, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013 shares	Dec. 31, 2015
Reverse Stock Split [Member ]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio		100
Paloma [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Long-term Debt and Accrued Interest | $	$ 1,151,725
Paloma [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	2,500,000
Vasculo Medics [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	220,000
Canterbury and Hygeia [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares			1,150,116
Number of Businesses Acquired			2
Number of Phase I Clinicial Trials Completed				2

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