Take a BREATH

you don’t have asthma, you probably know at least one person who does. Perhaps someone close to you carries an inhaler, often wakes up coughing or seems to be constantly in and out of hospital. New Zealand and Australia, unfortunately, make up the global epicentre of this chronic respiratory illness, with one in eight Kiwi adults and one in nine Australians living with asthma. On the bright side, we’re also world leaders in asthma research – and emerging science from this part of the world holds promise for the millions of adults and children whose lives