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.
Photo Credit AndreyPopov/iStock/Getty Images. Caffeine is a natural stimulant found in coffee beans, tea and other foods. Some manufacturers also add caffeine to certain drinks, medicines and foods. Caffeine has the ability to increase your heart rate, blood pressure and brain activity. For healthy people, this increased heart rate is usually not a problem.