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We thank Tzouvelekis and Bouros1 for their interest in our recent article in Thorax.2 The theory of Hippocrates reminds us of the balance theory informing traditional Chinese medicine. Ancient Chinese scholars believed there were two natural, complementary yet contradictory forces in our universe: yin and yang, with the former being feminine or negative and the latter masculine or positive. Both of them are always in a state of dynamic balance. A balanced state …