Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period	21,146
Officer [Member] \| Employment Agreement [Member]
Monthly Salary Agreement Amount		$ 6,489
Compensation	$ 12,800
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures		75,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Value		$ 64,223
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 53,519
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number		250,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period		25,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares		225,000
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Salaries	0
Officer [Member] \| Employment Agreement [Member] \| Range One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 1
Officer [Member] \| Employment Agreement [Member] \| Range Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 1.25
Stockholder [Member] \| Consulting Agreement [Member]
Compensation	$ 13,493
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	150,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Compensation of Rendered Service	$ 2,370
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Salaries	$ 0
Stockholder [Member] \| Consulting Agreement [Member] \| Range One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1
Stockholder [Member] \| Consulting Agreement [Member] \| Range Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.25

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Expenditures for salaries other than officers. Does not include allocated share-based compensation, pension and post-retirement benefit expense or other labor-related non-salary expense. For commercial and industrial companies, excludes any direct and overhead labor that is included in cost of goods sold.

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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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