EQUITY (Details Narratives) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Common stock issued			24,924
Options exercised			24,924
Preferred outstanding	239,400		239,400		239,400
Undeclared dividends	$ 21,000		$ 21,000		$ 187,000
Cash proceeds	2,000		7,000	3,502,000
Company issued common stock pursuant to the cashless exercise			1,361,547	7,003,947
Warrants exercised			2,460,725	7,003,947
Warrants expired			12,000
Issued to Vocel a warrant to purchase			150,000
Warrant exercisable			$ 0.88
Gross revenue from the sale or license			500,000
Warrant purchase to consultant			50,000	100,000
Warrant exercisable to consultant			$ 1.10	$ 0.98
Warrant outstanding	3,051,397		3,051,397		1,707,713
Stock-based compensation expense	145,000		426,000
Stock-based compensation related to equity options	70,000		210,000
Computations of volatility factors, Minimum Range			99.00%
Computations of volatility factors, Maximum Range			135.00%
Expected term			5 years 10 months 24 days
Interest rates used in Black-Scholes calculation			2.60%	2.60%
Stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock grants	$ 9,000	$ 10,000	$ 28,000	$ 30,000
WarrantMember
Warrant outstanding	19,277,088		19,277,088		28,453,760
Common stock price ranging of warrants	from $0.50 to $1.67		from $0.50 to $1.67