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Discontinued Operations of Adeona Clinical Laboratory and Note Receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations Income Statement and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block] | The summarized statement of operations data for Adeona Clinical Laboratory for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Laboratory fees, net |  | $ | - |  | $ | 115 |
Operating Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  | - |  |  | 466 |
Cost of laboratory services |  |  | - |  |  | 110 |
Total operating costs and expenses |  |  | - |  |  | 576 |
Loss from discontinued operations |  |  | - |  |  | (461) |
Other Income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of Adeona Clinical Laboratory |  |  | - |  |  | 677 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  | $ | - |  | $ | 216 |

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