Asthma

John Ashton of the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at the Otago School of Medical Sciences looks at how the popular asthma reliever Ventolin works. Audio

An Auckland student whose son was so badly effected by his cold home - that he became ill with asthma and was hospitalised - is developing a tent for children's beds to keep them warm and mould free. Audio

Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news; bugs to beat asthma, charting Parkinson's in the brain to improve diagnosis and escaping cheetahs. Audio

An Auckland asthma specialist says too many people are being diagnosed with asthma and medicated for it - when it might not actually be the problem. Middlemore Hospital's Jeff Garrett says bronchitis… Audio

Dr. James Carmody is a New Zealander who's Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School. He has extensively studied the effects of mindfulness training on brain… Audio

Health experts are hailing an innovative New Zealand device as having the potential to transform the lives of tangata whenua and other sufferers. Audio

Dr Jeroen Douwes is a Massey University professor of public health, and Director of Massey's Centre for Public Health Research. In new research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community… Audio