The premature deaths of his brother Robert and of his son, John Kennedy Jr.
The Welsh Government's plans to tackle premature deaths by smoking were also discussed during the session.
Premature deaths, defined as those before the age of 50, will be reduced by half by 2025.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates cigarette smoking results in approximately 443, 000 annual premature deaths.
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This interacts with the NOX and SOX to produce the dangerously small particulate pollution that leads to premature deaths.
And it indicated that health inequalities have continued to worsen, with premature deaths becoming geographically concentrated in low-income areas.
Medical literature has shown problems like birth defects and premature deaths if mothers use cocaine, Hood argued in court papers.
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But the tens of thousands of premature deaths predicted by some and expected by many of those exposed have failed to materialise.
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At least 13, 000 premature deaths from cancer could be prevented each year in the UK, says the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).
Proponents point to the particulates released by coal-burning power plants, which, according to some estimates, cause 20, 000 premature deaths annually in the U.S. alone.
Cooking on traditional biomass stoves and open fires causes 1.9 million premature deaths annually, especially in children, and is a major cause of deforestation.
The study commissioned by NHS Kidney Care says it causes up to 45, 000 premature deaths each year, more than lung and breast cancer combined.
Those gaps have widened to become graves resulting in an estimated forty-five thousand premature deaths each year and have forced more than a million people into bankruptcy.
If Congress acts, Clinton predicted, it could cut teen smoking by almost half over the next five years and prevent almost one million premature deaths.
Experts have warned that rising levels of obesity in youngsters will lead to increased rates of heart disease, diabetes and premature deaths in the future.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates tobacco use results in 443, 000 premature deaths and another 8.6 million serious illnesses in the country each year.
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New York City is marking 10 years since its ban on smoking in indoor public places, with officials saying the move has prevented 10, 000 premature deaths.
She said if everyone in the study consumed no more than 20g of processed meat a day then 3% of the premature deaths could have been prevented.
The crew of 144 were poisoned - nine died of radiation sickness soon after the emergency, and the others were ill for years before their premature deaths.
That law is credited with preventing 205, 000 premature deaths, 843, 000 asthma attacks and 18 million child respiratory illnesses in 1990, based on the first 20 years of the law.
The researchers found that though most aviation emissions currently occur over North America and Europe, about 3, 500 of the 8, 000 resultant premature deaths per year happen in China and India.
Instead, he said it focussed on what success would look like - better dementia care, less premature deaths from things like heart disease and cancer - leaving it to the NHS to decide how best to go about it.
The United Nations recently raised concerns regarding the health and climatic impacts of particles emitted by vegetation fires in regions subject to land use changes and human driven deforestation such as South-East Asia, where they are responsible for 10, 800 premature deaths per year.
He estimates that a minimum price on every unit of 40 pence would result in about 1, 000 fewer premature deaths a year, about 40, 000 fewer hospital admissions a year, and about 10, 000 fewer violent crimes and criminal damage incidents per year.
Premature deaths from heart disease - the single biggest killer - are down by a quarter since 1997, with a third more heart operations, twice as many patients receiving immediate access to clot-busting drugs and cholesterol lowering drugs now prescribed to 1.8 million people.
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Boilers burning dirty heating oils No. 4 and No. 6 produce 50% more air pollution than all of the cars and trucks in New York City and contribute to more than 3, 200 premature deaths every year, according to recent reports by the Environmental Defense Fund and the New York City Department of Health.
Otherwise, it says, there could be six million premature cancer deaths by 2025.
They calculated mortality rates for women age 75 and younger, sometimes called "premature death rates, " because many of those deaths are considered preventable.
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Premature infants, who make up two-thirds of infant deaths, often suffer serious health problems at birth, with undeveloped lungs, organs and digestive systems.
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