Information by Business Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 item	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Information by Business Segment
Number of principal segments			2
Information by Business Segment
Total revenue	$ 206,103	$ 186,050	$ 415,665	$ 492,353
Total operating loss	(748,497)	(1,022,982)	(1,905,474)	(2,134,682)
Interest income	922	866	1,944	2,085
Other income		8,377		53,007
Gain on settlement of obligations				845,000
Loss before taxes	(747,575)	(1,013,739)	(1,903,530)	(1,234,590)
Total assets	4,565,975		4,565,975		5,655,022
Biospherics
Information by Business Segment
Total operating loss	(156,000)	(430,000)	(659,000)	(837,000)
Total assets	17,000		17,000		287,000
Health Sciences
Information by Business Segment
Total revenue	206,103	186,000	416,000	492,000
Total operating loss	33,000	35,000	105,000	158,000
Total assets	210,000		210,000		193,000
General
Information by Business Segment
Total operating loss	(626,000)	(628,000)	(1,352,000)	(1,456,000)
Total assets	$ 4,339,000		$ 4,339,000		$ 5,175,000