See also: Social Security survivor benefits. If there's no eligible spouse, the $255 may go to a child who is eligible for benefits on the person's record in the month of death. No qualifying recipient means no payment â it cannot, for example, go to the funeral home. To apply, call 1-800-772-1213 or contact your local Social Security office.
Cardiovascular effects of coffee: is it a risk factor? Sudano I(1), Binggeli C, Spieker L, LÃ¼scher TF, Ruschitzka F, Noll G, Corti R. Author information: (1)Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Unit, University Hospital ZÃ¼rich, ZÃ¼rich, Switzerland. Intake of coffee, one of the most common beverages worldwide, is often reported as a cardiovascular risk factor; however, definitive data are lacking. Acute intake of coffee or beverages containing caffeine can increase blood pressure, heart minute volumes, and cardiac index, as well as activate the sympathetic nervous system in nonhabitual coffee drinkers. Interestingly, this is not observed in habitual coffee drinkers.
1 But at the same time, study after study has shown that moderate consumption of caffeine-rich foods such as coffee, tea, and dark chocolate can help lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and cancer â partially because these foods are all rich sources of disease-fighting antioxidants. âAt doses of more than 500 milligrams (mg), which is about the amount in 4 cups of coffee, caffeine has been found to cause nervousness, irritability, insomnia, an upset stomach, muscle tremors, and an irregular heartbeat.â Some studies have found that caffeine can reduce your boneâs ability to absorp calcium.