Byron Hyde



Dr. Bryon Hyde is a family practice physician in Ottawa, Canada, who has dedicated his practice solely to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) since 1984. In 1988, he founded the Nightingale Research Foundation, which is committed to exploring and understanding myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome CFS, and fibromyalgia-type illnesses.

Notable studies

 * 2003, Clinical Improvement in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is Associated with Enhanced Natural Killer Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity: The Results of a Pilot Study with Isoprinosine® (Abstract)
 * 2017 Dr \Byron Hyde updated his criteria: https://liberationislife.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/definitionofme_nrf_print.pdf
 * It is important to understand that Dr Hyde does not believe that ME is the same illness as CFS

Clinic location

 * Nightingale Research Foundation
 * 121 Iona Street, Ottawa Ontario K1Y 3M1, Canada
 * info@nightingale.ca

Talks & interviews

 * 2006, A new and simple definition of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and a new simple definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & A Brief History of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and an Irreverent History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (London Conference of May 12)
 * 2006, Speaker at the 1st Invest in ME International ME Conference on The epidemiology, definitions and techniques of investigation of the ME and CFS patient and the resulting pathological findings DVD available
 * 2007, Speaker at the 2nd Invest in ME International ME Conference on ME and Insurance companies DVD available
 * 2012, How I Help CFS/ME Patients in Canada - Byron Hyde, MD (Vimeo)
 * 2015, Prof. Kenny de Meirleir and Dr. Byron Hyde on ME/CFS (Daily Motion)
 * 2016 ME/cvs Vereniging Wetenschap voor Patienten / Science for Patients on YouTube (English with Dutch subtitles)
 * 82. ‪Introduction / Introductie - Dr. Byron Hyde‬, MD
 * 83. Symptoms of ME / ME-symptomen -Dr. Byron Hyde, MD
 * 84. ‪CFS / CVS - Dr. Byron Hyde, MD
 * 85. ME, viruses and bacteria / ME, virussen en bacteriën - Dr. Byron Hyde, MD
 * 86. ‪ME and the role of enteroviruses / ME en de rol van enterovirussen - Dr. Byron Hyde‬, MD

Books

 * 1992, The Clinical and Scientific Basis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Free PDF download)
 * 2011, Missed Diagnoses: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2017 Nightingale Research Definition for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (not CFS)  https://liberationislife.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/definitionofme_nrf_print.pdf

Online presence

 * The Nightingale Research Foundation