Note 12 - Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events [Text Block]

12.      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


On February 11, 2015, the Company closed concurrent but separate underwritten offerings of 13,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $1.50 per share, for estimated gross proceeds of , approximately $20 million and 1,333 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at a price to the public of $1,500 per share, for estimated gross proceeds of approximately $2 million. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is non-voting and convertible into 1,000 shares of the Company's common stock, provided that conversion will be prohibited if, as a result, the holder and its affiliates would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the common stock then outstanding. As part of the common stock offering, the Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase 2,025,000 additional shares of the Company's common stock. On February 18, 2015, the Company closed a partial exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase 1,199,660 additional shares of the Company’s common stock, at a price to the public of $1.50 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions, which resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.7 million. Aggregate gross proceeds from the offerings were approximately $24.0 million. Aggregate net proceeds from the offerings, after underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated expenses of $1.6 million, were approximately $22.4 million. Concurrent but separate from these offerings, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with certain affiliates of Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) to exchange 4,000,000 shares of common stock previously purchased by BVF for 4,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.