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Note 13 - Avenova Asset Divestiture and Bridge Loan (Details Textual) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 17, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 22, 2024	Nov. 05, 2024
Other expense, net		$ (20,000)	$ (581,000)
Bridge Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					10.00%
Long-Term Debt, Gross	$ 507,954
Bridge Loan [Member] \| Tranche One, Bridge Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Funded Amount				$ 500,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Avenova Assets [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration	11,500,000				$ 11,500,000
Escrow Deposit	$ 500,000
Escrow, Maximum Period	6 months
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Maximum Post-closing Adjustment	$ 500,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Target Working Capital	800,000
Disposal Group, Net Working Capital Adjustment	$ 365,566
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal		$ 10,700,000	$ 0
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]		Net loss from continuing operations
Disposal Group, Service and Support Period	4 months
Other expense, net		$ 16,000

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