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Radio 4,08 Mar 2011,45 mins

08/03/2011

Woman's Hour

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With Jane Garvey. Sienna Miller talks about her latest role as Patricia, the wife of a young bomber pilot, in Terence Rattigan's play 'Flare Path'. Macular disease is the leading cause of blindness in the UK. However, a new poll suggests that most of us couldn't identify a single symptom. Jane learns about the most common symptoms, the treatments available and the impact of the disease. Rwanda has the highest proportion of orphans and child-headed households in the world. Angela Robson reports on a project funded by Comic Relief that's providing care and protection for these children. And, on Pancake Day, we talk about lemons - a versatile ingredient in cooking, an invaluable household cleaner and a help in all sorts of ailments from gall stones to indigestion. Jane finds out more.

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