UPDATE 1-Smith+Nephew cuts outlook, confirms failed merger talks with J&J's orthopaedics unit

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(Adds details throughout) Nov 4 (Reuters) – Smith+Nephew confirmed on Wednesday that it approached Johnson & Johnson earlier this year about a potential merger with the US giant's orthopaedics arm,

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