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2. Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
2.         Significant Accounting Policies

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010, which was derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of September 30, 2011 and 2010, and for the periods then ended, have been made. Those adjustments consist of normal and recurring adjustments.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with a reading of the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The results of operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

a)
Development stage company

Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to business planning, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, developing operating assets and raising capital. Accordingly, the Company is considered to be in the development stage as defined in ASC 915 Development Stage Entities. While the Company generated revenues from its previous generation of products, the Company has not generated any revenues from its current principal operations, and there is no assurance of future revenues.

b)
Principles of consolidation

These condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its integrated wholly-owned subsidiary, ALRTech Health Systems Inc. (incorporated in British Columbia, Canada on April 15, 2008). All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.

c)
Stock-based compensation

The Company follows the fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option pricing model.  The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.  The Company estimates the fair value of the stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model.  The Black-Scholes valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected life and the price volatility of the underlying stock.

d)
Loss per share

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the sum of the weighted average number of shares outstanding and the dilutive equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Equivalent shares consist of the shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants calculated using the treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares are not included in the calculation of the weighted average number of shares outstanding for diluted loss per common shares when the effect would be anti-dilutive.

e)
Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring management estimates include the determination of the fair value of common shares issued as settlement of promissory notes payable, interest payable, advances payable and accounts payable; the determination of accrued liabilities, promissory notes payable and interest payable; and assumptions used in the determination of fair value of stock options granted.  Management believes the estimates are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from those estimates.

f)
Fair value

The fair value accounting guidance defines fair value as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.”  The definition is based on an exit price rather than an entry price, regardless of whether the entity plans to hold or sell the asset.  This guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy to prioritize inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

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Level 1:  Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; 

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Level 2:  Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

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Level 3:  Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. 

g)
Recent accounting pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued a new accounting standard on fair value measurements that clarifies the application of existing guidance and disclosure requirements, changes certain fair value measurement principles and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.  The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.