SNI Digital Podcast

Dr. James Ausman
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  1. FEB 16

    Cancer is a Metabolic Disease; Latent Virus Cause; Part #3 Russell Blaylock, MD

    SUMMARY: In Part 3 of Dr. Blaylock’s presentation on Cancer is a Metabolic Disease, he discusses a concept not comply heard that latent viruses in stem cells are fundamental to the development of a cancer cell. These viruses like the Cytomegalic Virus, Herpes virus and other viruses which and internalized by a person from the air and environment. The virus then is taken by the blood stream and enters cell where it lives off of the cellular cytoplasm and energy sources to multiply. These viruses can be latent and not active until activated by a toxic agent as described in Program #2. The activation process involves inflammation and immuno-excito-toxicity, which is a key inflammatory cascade in activating the virus in an inflammatory environment. The virus RNA or DNA then direct the cell and its processes to develop proteins which change the cell metabolism to making more viruses and also proteins which inhibit the inflammatory cells in the extra-cellular space, shot of the cell suicide genes so it will survive a long time, extend the life of the chromosomes so the cell will also live longer, and direct the cell to form more tumor cells as the the tumor develops. With this are vascular growth factor proteins which allow the blood vessels to grow and supply more oxygen to the rapidly growing tumor cells… He discusses that anticancer agents and radiation produce more cell damage and only increase inflammation. He suggests other agents to stop the metallic changes from free radical formation coming from the increased chemical reactions, and to modify the metabolic changes in the cell produced by the virus RNA and DNA. Viruses are found in 100% of Glioblastomas and in many other cells in the body producing other tumors. The viruses attack the stem cells and can covert their metabolism to the cancer cell metabolism, The stem cells then make more tumor cells, so infection of all cells is not necessary. This is a new concept to the general public and to many doctors, but is written about defensively in the literature which he quotes. Excellent series on Cancer is a Metabolic disease. 60 minutes. Good for Video and Podcast (JIA)

    1h 2m

  2. FEB 16

    Cancer is a Metabolic Disease: Part 2; Causes, inflammation, and paths to malignancy. Russell Blaylock, MD.

    SUMMARY: CANCER IS A METABOLIC DISEASE: PART 2. CAUSES AND METABOLIC PATHWAYS TO CANCER AND MALIGNANCY Dr. Russell Blaylock describes the agents causing cancer. Agents include toxic metals as Aluminum, Flouride, Mercury, Pesticides, Microwave Radiation, anti-cancer agents, Radiation in all forms, traumatic injury to name a few. Each of these agents causes cellular damage to the CNS or body organs, and initiates an inflammatory reaction. The first stage is a cellular inflammatory response followed by an excito-toxic phrase as anti-inflammatory cascade occurs with the release of signaling proteins, glutamate, agents to produce cell death or to change its metabolism. This process is called immuno-excito toxicity, a term named by Dr. Blaylock years ago. This inflammatory process in most cases leads to an activation of latent viruses found in stem cells all over the body, which then use the RNA/DNA viral program to take over control of the cell which Dr. Blaylock describes in Part 3 in this series. These are controversial ideas that are not commonly known but are fully reported in the literature, some of which Dr. Blaylock has attached to the program. There is abundant evidence to support this hypothesis from experiments in the literature. General information suggests that Cancer forms from nuclear DNA mutations. This concept has been dismissed by the work of Dr. Seyfried, described in this problem in which he takes a nucleus from a cancer cell and implants it in a nor cell cytoplasm without the formation of a cancer. Additionally, he takes a nucleus from a normal cell and implants it in a cancer cell cytoplasm with its normal nucleus removed and finds the cells to grow as a cancer. Thus the key to cancer development is in the cytoplasm and was found to be located in the mitochondria. A whole cancer process ten develops with a programmed set of reactions likely from the RNA/DNA of the latent virus. Excellent information; New concepts; 70 minutes of Discussion. Good for Video and Podcast.

    1h 22m

  3. FEB 16

    Mechanical Thrombectomy for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis(CVST) in Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of Literature; Khalif Abdifatah, MD. Kenya

    SUMMARY: Dr. Khalif Abdifatah presents a challenging case of Cerebral Venous Sinus thrombosis in a woman in the 1st trimester of pregnancy. She presented with Seizures, a venous infarct, could not take heparin, and was deteriorating. What would you do depending upon what resources you have? This is an excellent presentation with lots of discussion covering the details of treatment of this disease and its challenges. How did the patient do? What are the usual statistics for this disease? What can you do in your location to treat these patients? Excellent, interesting discussion. From the Subsaharan African Grand Rounds. Good teaching for YNSS and Residents. (90 minutes) Good for Video: Podcast missing images but discussion is interesting. (JIA)

    1h 24m

  4. FEB 16

    Neuroradiology Pitfalls; Skull base Disease; Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD

    SUMMARY: Dr. Noriko Salamon reviews a series of cases of Skull base lesions from their radiographic appearance. These are well presented and Dr. Salamon points out the challenges in their appearance on Imaging. Excellent talk. 60 Minutes Best for Video.

    1h 6m

  5. FEB 16

    1st Latin American Neurosurgery Grand Rounds; MCA Aneurysms; Surgery; Part 1; Surgery; Dr. Kléber Eduardo González Echiverria of Ecuador; Dr. Joham Choque-Velasquez; Organizer.

    SUMMARY: This is the recording of the 1st Latin American International Grand Rounds with SNI Digital® and the Latin American Neurosurgeons exchanging their experiences with a world audience. This meeting was organized by Joham Choque-Velasquez, MD, PhD of Cuzco, Peru. The title of the presentations were “Management of Middle Cerebral Aneurysms: Microsurgery vs Interventional Neurosurgery.” The first lecture discussion was given by Dr. Kléber Eduardo González Echiverria of Ecuador. Dr Gonzales-Echiverria discussed the anatomy of the Middle Cerebral vessels and his use of a Pterional or a Supra-orbital approaches related to cerebral swelling.He mentioned he uses intra-operative neuronal monitoring-evoked potentials, to help him determine the length of temporary clipping. There was a wide discussion of the use of brain protection measures for temporary clipping from none, to intermittent clip release, to chemical cardiac arrest, which Professor Hernesniemi used frequently with success. Joham describe this technique in detail and Ramisis Ghaly, a boarded neurosurgeon, anesthesiologist and Critical care and Pain specialist, commented on the use of Cardiac Arrest during aneurysm surgery. Also discussed was how to treat SAH with an aneurym and AVM. The second lecture was given by Dr. Giancarlo Saal Zapata MD, of Lima, Peru who has a very large experience with interventional neurosurgery techniques. He presented a series of cases of MCA aneurysms and reviewed his experience with coiling , etc, which was very good. There is some selection in his series because of referrals. Yet his experience is very good. There was a wide discussion with the international audience on how each approached Middle Cerebral Aneurysm Management. Each neurosurgeon has to do what his/her environment and resources will allow, anywhere. Given the best surgeon and interventional doctor's approaches, coiling appears to be the first choice, but many factors have to be considered in each case separately. There is no consensus because there are too many variables to consider. Like for basilar tip aneurysms, intervention is the preferred choice and each aneurysm location may have a preferred choice; See SNI Digital discussion among neurosurgeons on this subject: Excellent Discussion of a controversial topic everywhere. Best for Video; Images needed for podcast but Discussion is valuable. In two parts 60 minutes each for 120 minutes total. Need to be seen together to benefit from the Discussion. (JIA)

    1h 6m

  6. FEB 16

    Deep Brainstem Cavernous Malformations; How I do It. Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD

    SUMMARY: Dr. Gary Steinberg describes how he treats deep brainstem cavernous malformations with Drs.Eric Nussbaum and James Ausman as Co-Discussants. Dr. Steinberg presents a series of cases of brainstem cavernous malformations that are in deep locations, which were formerly untreatable. Using meticulous surgical technique and detailed preplanning with MR imaging and tractography, and after choosing a neuro-navigation pathway, he approaches these lesions through a 3 mm incision in the brainstem to reach the lesion. Using a unique needle shaped laser which coagulates small vessels, he removes these lesions. Patients may awake with some deficits related to the location but improve rapidly so that he obtains good clinical results. He then discusses how he removes AVMs in sensitive locations using intra-operative stimulation to locate the white matter tracts. He discusses his views on the future of neurosurgery groups as interdisciplinary and multi-specialty including basic to clinical scientists and how these teams will help recovery of neurological function. A very stimulating and interesting discussion among the three neurosurgeons. Good for Video but the images should be seen if Podcast are chosen. 57 minutes. (JIA)

    1h 4m

  7. FEB 16

    Cancer is a Metabolic Disease; Part 1; Russell Blaylock, MD

    SUMMARY: Dr. Russell Blaylock, interviewed by Dr. Ausman, describes the new direction the understanding of the causes of Cancer are taking. In the past, we believed that Cancer was a genetic disease, and so, the genetic composition of many cancers has been studied extensively. What was found was that there were wide variations in genetic abnormalities of cancers while one would expect that there might be similarities in the genetic pattern that would explain how cells became cancerous. Dr. Thomas Seyfried performed an experiment in which a tumor cell nucleus was transferred to a cell with a normal cytoplasm, believing that the genetic changes in the nucleus would be expressed in the cell as it grew to become a cancer cell. But, the cell continued to be a normal cell. Yet, when a normal cell nucleus was transplanted into a tumor cell cytoplasm, a tumor grew. This experiment indicated that for a cancer to grow, molecular contents of the cytoplasm of the cell were necessary to support a cancer growth. Over time it was discovered that many different agents caused cancers. What was common to all of these agents was an immunologic- inflammatory-excitatory cascade in the cell cytoplasm to toxic agents which initiated these cancer changes by causing disruptions in the metabolism of the cell and mitochondrial energy sources. Actually as Dr. Otto Warburg found in 1931, cancer cells find alternate ways of growing by taking over the cell metabolism from the usual cytoplasmic glycolytic and mitochondrial tri-carboxylic acid cycles and using alternate routes of metabolism forming pyruvate to lactic acid. Along the way the new tumor cell metabolism blocks all the normal cell protective systems that keep it a normal cell and allow the tumor cell to grow into a large tumor. Some of the agents initiating these toxic inflammatory changes in the cell are smoking, some vaccinations, all kinds of toxins, alcohol consumption, toxic metals, microwave radiation from cell phones, anticancer drugs, radiation, and Covid 19 vaccine. Cancer cells thrive on glutamine which is common in our high sugar diets. Glutamine is converted to glutamate in the body which stimulates the growth and invasion of the cancers. The cells effected are the small population of Stem Cells, or multi potential basic cells, which are everywhere in the body that grow into these cancer cells and produce more cancer cells. Dr. Blaylock explains in more detail in this and a second video what happens to convert a normal cell to a cancer cell and how to prevent that change with naturally occurring agents. Chemotherapeutic agents and Radiation treatments used to prevent cancer can accelerate it as they initiate cell damage and then the immuno-excito-toxic pathway leading to disrupted cell metabolism and initiating cancer growth. Excellent presentation for Video and Podcast (47 minutes) This will change your perspective on cancer. (JIA)

    52 min

  8. FEB 16

    Dangers of Surgical Preps for the Patient; Complications of surgery; Nancy Epstein, MD.

    SUMMARY: How would you like to have surgery and lose your hearing or vision as a result? Not good. How does that happen? Dr. Nancy Epstein describes how these complications can happen with the solutions used in preparing the patient for surgery. They act while you are doing surgery and the patients wake up blind or deaf. Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG), Hibiclens, and Chloraprep (i.e. CHG-based solutions) are often used as skin preparations near the face/eyes/spine (i.e., particularly anterior/posterior cervical procedures). However, if these solutions come in contact with the eyes, corneal irritation, abrasions, and even blindness may result. Alternatively, PI non-detergent solutions demonstrate safety/minimal oculotoxicity/ototoxicity, while frequently showing comparable efficacy against surgical site infections. These are unacceptable life changing complictations of surgery. (40 minutes) Good for Video and Podcast

    44 min
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SNI™ has stood for the Truth and independent thought. Since its inception in 2010, SNI™ has no characteristics by which we make judgments, only fact-based information. All personal and background information is unknown to our reviewers. This policy will extend to SNI Digital® in regard to all submissions. We are open to all people and ideas everywhere. We are an online medical fact-based information service interested in the Truth, with global participation and discussion of all viewpoints. That is the reputation we have, uphold, and will continue in this new service, which is for everyone, everywhere. In SNI’s and SNI Digital’s world, “The Patient comes First!” We are interested in Helping People Throughout the World. This is what we do with our services.

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  • Creator
    Dr. James Ausman
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    150
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © James I. and Carolyn R. Ausman Educational Foundation
  • Show Website
    SNI Digital Podcast