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.
What caffeine does to the body. There is no requirement of caffeine in the human diet for the body to function properly. Caffeine is a stimulant of the central nervous system (CNS), the cardiac muscle (increases heart rate), and respiratory system (relaxes air passages permitting improved breathing, and allows some muscles to contract more easily).